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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Ganador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganador comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rock You. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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279 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Ganador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganador wants to clinch but Hill slips to the side
and Hill counters with a shoot takedown. Ganador fights it but they end up in guard.
Hill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ganador works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill advances to half guard.
Hill winds up and cracks Ganador with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ganador throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ganador is looking to escape.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Hill seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill working the head and body with strikes.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Ganador's hands, connecting with Ganador's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganador on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hill is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Hill seems content to control.
Hill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hill is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hill has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ganador with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ganador is breathing heavily.
Hill lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ganador! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hill jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Hill!
Micah Hill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zang Zhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Radovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sampans. Hammer Radovan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hammer Radovan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Zhai does no damage.
Radovan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zhai connects with a body shot that sends Radovan's belly button to the back.
Zhai looks to score with a jab to the body but Radovan is just out of range.
Radovan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice sprawl there from Zhai as Radovan shoots in.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zhai.
Zhai misses the shot to the body.
Zhai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Zhai misses.
Radovan tries to clinch up but Zhai circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Radovan.
Zang Zhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radovan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhai avoids it really well and circles away.
Radovan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhai swivels and escapes.
Zhai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Zang Zhai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hammer Radovan.
Zhai connects with the punch.
Zhai works over Radovan's head and body with a nice combination.
Radovan is rocked!
Radovan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zhai avoids it really well and circles away.
Radovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhai finish him?
Radovan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhai. Zhai obviously looking to wear him down.
Radovan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radovan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zhai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zang Zhai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radovan moves out of range as Zhai strikes.
Radovan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zhai defends it well.
Radovan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhai throws a body punch but Radovan moves out of range.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Zhai lands a jab.
Radovan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zhai throws a series of punches but Radovan avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai throws a leg kick which misses Radovan's front leg but catches the back leg as Radovan tries to avoid it.
Radovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhai.
Radovan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zhai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radovan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radovan doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhai circles away.
Zhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Radovan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radovan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zhai did well to prevent Radovan getting side control.
Radovan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhai's head.
Radovan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radovan prevents Zhai from standing back up.
Zhai wants to control but Radovan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radovan working Zhai over with strikes.
Zhai is looking to improve his position.
Radovan is thwarting Zhai's attempts to control the position.
Radovan thows a huge punch but Zhai dodges it nicely.
Radovan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radovan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Radovan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Radovan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Radovan working Zhai over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zang Zhai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Radovan moves away from the strike by Zhai.
Zhai swings for the body but Radovan moves out of range.
Radovan tries to bum rush Zhai with a series of wild strikes but Zhai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhai's corner calls for a 1-2. Zhai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hammer Radovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Radovan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Radovan fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhai punishes Radovan's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhai connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Zhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Radovan tries to counter it with a takedown but Zhai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zhai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Radovan misses with a shot to the body
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Zhai lands a jab to the head.
Zhai throws a leg kick but Radovan checks it.
Zhai walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Radovan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Zhai swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Radovan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zang Zhai!
Our winner, Zang Zhai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beans comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Gold - Sam Sparro. The key to victory for Jim Beans has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beans throws out a loose jab but Hedman Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Beans avoids it with no problem.
Beans takes one on the button.
Beans throws a good cross that connects.
Hedman Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beans.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson finds it's way through Beans's defenses.
Beans throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hedman Karlsson! But no joy.
Beans throws a jab when Hedman Karlsson was well out of range.
Beans misses with a looping right.
Beans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beans tries a head kick but it misses.
Beans throws a looping overhand right but Hedman Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beans sprawls well initially but Hedman Karlsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson with the ground and pound but Beans uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beans has momentary wrist control but Hedman Karlsson slips an elbow through the middle.
Beans definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hedman Karlsson lands a couple of digs.
Beans keeping moving, preventing Hedman Karlsson from controlling successfully.
Hedman Karlsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hedman Karlsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hedman Karlsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beans keeping moving, preventing Hedman Karlsson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedman Karlsson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beans's head.
Hedman Karlsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control but Beans is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Beans.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beans gets caught flat footed, as Hedman Karlsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beans wants to get back to his feet but Hedman Karlsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control but Beans is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedman Karlsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hedman Karlsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Hedman Karlsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beans wants to get back to his feet but Hedman Karlsson passes into half guard.
Hedman Karlsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hedman Karlsson wants to pass the guard but Beans is defending well.
Hedman Karlsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hedman Karlsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hedman Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hedman Karlsson working Beans over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Beans misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hedman Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hedman Karlsson lands an elbow just above Beans 's eye.
Beans wants to break free but Hedman Karlsson has control.
Beans takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hedman Karlsson works on Beans's body with a couple of short punches.
Hedman Karlsson taking a breather.
Hedman Karlsson lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Hedman Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beans.
Hedman Karlsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson stalling in the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hedman Karlsson just leaning against Beans, taking a breather.
Hedman Karlsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Beans backwards.
Beans lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Hedman Karlsson to work.
A frustrated look appears on Beans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Beans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Beans's efforts to push away.
Hedman Karlsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beans or not.
Hedman Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hedman Karlsson has picked Beans up - he's going for a ride! Hedman Karlsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hedman Karlsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hedman Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Beans's head.
Ground and pound from Hedman Karlsson.
Ground and pound from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hedman Karlsson lands a nice short elbow.
Hedman Karlsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beans has hold of Hedman Karlsson's hands but Hedman Karlsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hedman Karlsson is keen to just control but Beans is a slippery customer.
Hedman Karlsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hedman Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Beans's head.
Hedman Karlsson is nestled in close to Beans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hedman Karlsson lands strikes from half guard.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beans is rocked!
Hedman Karlsson is looking to take a break and control but Beans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hedman Karlsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hedman Karlsson lands a nice short elbow.
Hedman Karlsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hedman Karlsson, as that shot connected.
Jim Beans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beans thuds his right hand into Hedman Karlsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hedman Karlsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hedman Karlsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hedman Karlsson postures up and lands a big shot to Beans's brow.
Hedman Karlsson landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Beans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Beans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beans seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beans wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hedman Karlsson manages to pass to side control.
Hedman Karlsson stalling.
Beans is staying active underneath Hedman Karlsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Hedman Karlsson there.
Beans pushes Hedman Karlsson off looking to stand but Hedman Karlsson dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hedman Karlsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson working Beans over with strikes.
Hedman Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hedman Karlsson working Beans over with strikes.
Hedman Karlsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson winds up and cracks Beans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hedman Karlsson lands a nice short elbow.
Hedman Karlsson working Beans over with strikes.
Hedman Karlsson wants to control but Beans is keeping him busy.
Hedman Karlsson drops an elbow to the side of Beans's head.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is nestled in close to Beans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hedman Karlsson controlling the action here.
Beans has hold of Hedman Karlsson's hands but Hedman Karlsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hedman Karlsson wants to control but Beans is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hedman Karlsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
Jim Beans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beans looks to throw the jab but Hedman Karlsson is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hedman Karlsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jim Beans is winning the standup battle so far.
Beans misses with a hook
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedman Karlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hedman Karlsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hedman Karlsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hedman Karlsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beans on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hedman Karlsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petros Prokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Petros Prokopos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prokopos darts in looking for a takedown but Jorgensen gets double underhooks and turns Prokopos into the cage.
Jorgensen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Prokopos trying to control but Jorgensen is working from the bottom.
Jorgensen wants to get back to his feet but Prokopos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jorgensen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Prokopos wants to pass the guard but Jorgensen is keeping the position.
Prokopos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prokopos wants to control from the top but Jorgensen keeps moving.
Prokopos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen wants to get back to his feet but Prokopos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prokopos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jorgensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prokopos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jorgensen is controlling Prokopos's trapped leg to prevent Prokopos from advancing to side control.
Prokopos prevents Jorgensen from standing back up.
Prokopos wants to control but Jorgensen is keeping him busy.
Jorgensen tries to get to full guard but Prokopos has control of the leg.
Jorgensen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is defending against the submission attempts here by Prokopos.
Prokopos is trying to control. Jorgensen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prokopos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jorgensen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prokopos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prokopos wants to free his trapped foot but Jorgensen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos prevents Jorgensen from improving his position.
We've been informed that Jorgensen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jorgensen is not content to let Prokopos control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prokopos is really struggling to control Jorgensen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prokopos misses with a takedown
and Jorgensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jorgensen lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Prokopos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jorgensen forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jorgensen lands a nice short elbow.
Jorgensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prokopos defending well though.
Prokopos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jorgensen landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jorgensen passes into half guard.
Prokopos regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Jorgensen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jorgensen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jorgensen showed some decent athleticism there.
Jorgensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prokopos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jorgensen trying to pass the guard but Prokopos defending well.
Jorgensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jorgensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prokopos defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prokopos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prokopos's head.
Prokopos trying to control here.
Jorgensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jorgensen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prokopos taking some punishment here, with Jorgensen in his half guard.
Jorgensen wants to pass to mount but Prokopos is defending the position.
Prokopos taking some punishment here, with Jorgensen in his half guard.
Jorgensen is nestled in close to Prokopos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Prokopos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prokopos is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorgensen thows a huge punch but Prokopos dodges it nicely.
Jorgensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prokopos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jorgensen working over Prokopos with some ground and pound. Prokopos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prokopos looking for submissions off his back.
Jorgensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prokopos is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Prokopos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorgensen working over Prokopos with some ground and pound. Prokopos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jorgensen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Prokopos is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jorgensen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Prokopos from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jorgensen! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Jorgensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Angelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Lyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Angelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buddy Lyles!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lyles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lyles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Angelo.
Lyles scores with a body shot.
Angelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lyles.
It looks like Luiz Angelo has been cut.
Lyles closes the distance and clinches up with Angelo, looking for a takedown. Lyles pushes Angelo against the cage but Angelo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lyles looks to land a right hand but Angelo moved out of range.
Lyles shoots in but Angelo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Angelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angelo throws a solid leg kick but Lyles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angelo.
Angelo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyles throws a shot from downtown. Angelo moves away and avoids it.
As Lyles tries to get set, Angelo tries to push him back and clinch up but Lyles manages to avoid the attempt.
Lyles misses the shot to the body.
Angelo tries to counter by clinching up but Lyles breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyles keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyles misses the jab.
Angelo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lyles manages to circle out of the way.
Lyles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angelo.
Lyles throws a body punch but Angelo moves out of range.
Lyles misses with a wild body shot.
Angelo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lyles.
Lyles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Angelo.
Angelo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lyles.
Luiz Angelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Lyles.
Angelo scores with a decent looking hook.
Angelo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lyles sprawling to the canvas! Lyles rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Angelo finish him?!
Lyles is rocked!
It looks like Buddy Lyles has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyles dodges the punch combination from Angelo.
Lyles is still on wobbly legs! Can Angelo finish him?
Lyles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Angelo rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyles circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Angelo. Lyles falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Angelo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luiz Angelo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Project Joshua has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Project Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amos Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel throws a sloppy head kick
and Joshua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joshua connects with a jab.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joshua.
Joshua is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Miguel with a poor takedown
and Joshua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joshua lands with a good body shot.
Joshua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miguel looks winded!
Miguel misses with a combination
and Miguel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshua drops his shoulder and cracks Miguel with a huge uppercut! Miguel goes down! Can Joshua finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joshua trying to control but Miguel is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Helsinki Fight Club inform us that Miguel has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Miguel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua connects with a couple of short punches.
Joshua working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miguel is rocked!
Joshua arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Miguel's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Project Joshua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Rod. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer misses with the combination.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meyer digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
and Meyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Meyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Meyer misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Meyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Meyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Meyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Meyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meyer.
Meyer lands a jab to the nose.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murphy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meyer throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Meyer throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Meyer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meyer.
Meyer has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
A short uppercut from Meyer.
Murphy tries to circle away but Meyer has him pinned against the cage.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meyer throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meyer.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Meyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Meyer scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Meyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyer manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Meyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Meyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Meyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and Meyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meyer thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Meyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer lands with a good body shot.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
Meyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Meyer scores with a push kick.
Meyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
A left lands for Meyer.
Meyer lands with a right hand.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Meyer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy is rocked!
Meyer misses with a head kick.
Meyer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murphy is looking to wear down Meyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Meyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyer throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Meyer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meyer scores with a head kick.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyer feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
Meyer fails to land with a series of punches.
As Meyer looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Meyer just gets out of the way.
Meyer lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands with a nice body kick.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Meyer slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Meyer cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer lands a front kick.
Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Meyer backing up. Meyer nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Meyer scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meyer. Murphy shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Meyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Meyer.
Meyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Meyer thuds his right hand into Murphy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Meyer is predictable there
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meyer connects with a body shot.
Meyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Meyer cracks Murphy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murphy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Meyer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murphy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrik Meyer!
In his post fight interview, Ulrik Meyer gave a big smile as he said 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bestar Andreasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreasson has chosen In This Moment - Big Bad Wolf as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bestar Andreasson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreasson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A lazy body kick from Harada
and Andreasson counters with a stiff right hand.
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andreasson.
As Andreasson backs away, Harada returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andreasson misses with a right hand
enabling Harada to counter with a crisp jab.
Harada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andreasson moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Oooooh!!! Harada has knocked Andreasson down with a huge combo! Harada steps away and waves a wobbly Andreasson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bestar Andreasson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreasson misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Harada blocks the low kick.
Harada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harada throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Andreasson counter with a right hand.
Andreasson throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andreasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy body kick from Harada
and Andreasson counters with a straight right hand.
Harada connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada misses with a wild body shot.
Andreasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harada throws a head kick that misses.
Bestar Andreasson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andreasson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Andreasson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andreasson scores with a hook.
Harada throws a front kick that sends Andreasson stumbling back into the cage.
Andreasson throws a big shot that misses.
Harada feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andreasson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andreasson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Harada throws an off balance right hand
and Andreasson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Andreasson's shoulder, as Andreasson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Harada misses.
Andreasson slips a straight right by Harada.
Harada looks for the body kick but Andreasson saw that one coming.
Harada thows a leg kick but Andreasson checks it
and Andreasson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Andreasson.
Andreasson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harada's calf.
Andreasson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Andreasson backs away, Harada returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andreasson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreasson wants to counter the offense by Harada and move into the clinch position.
Harada throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Andreasson to counter with a crisp jab.
Harada thows a body kick. Andreasson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Andreasson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Andreasson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Andreasson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Andreasson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Bestar Andreasson's cut even more.
Harada throws a front kick aimed at Andreasson's knee but Andreasson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andreasson counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreasson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andreasson has closed the distance and engaged Harada in a clinch.
Andreasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreasson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Andreasson.
Good body shot from Andreasson.
Harada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andreasson looks winded!
Harada struggles to land a body shot inside as Andreasson controls his hands.
Andreasson blocks an uppercut.
Andreasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andreasson after a bit of a struggle.
Harada works on Andreasson's body with a couple of short punches.
Andreasson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Harada.
Harada pushes Andreasson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands with a light punch inside.
Andreasson tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Andreasson back against the cage.
Andreasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
A shot in the inside from Harada.
Harada lands with a left to the head.
Andreasson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andreasson backwards.
Harada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andreasson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Bestar Andreasson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good body shot from Harada.
Harada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harada.
Andreasson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada prevents a body shot from Andreasson.
A nice left hand lands by Harada.
Harada lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada gets through Andreasson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenuichio Harada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bestar Andreasson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harada connects with an inside leg kick.
Harada lands a left and a right that send Andreasson crashing to the mat, dazed. Harada thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Harada delivers a nice body kick.
Harada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreasson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harada scores with a leg kick.
Harada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Harada throws a leg kick but Andreasson moved away.
Kenuichio Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada throws a sloppy head kick and Andreasson moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Andreasson blocks the leg kick.
Andreasson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andreasson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreasson throws a big shot that misses.
Harada cracks Andreasson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andreasson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Harada finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bestar Andreasson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kenuichio Harada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Ronceveux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Ronceveux comes into the arena with Menousis blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Richmond's choice of entrance music: Dont Stop Me Now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Ronceveux !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ronceveux swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.
Richmond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Ronceveux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richmond wants to clinch
and De Ronceveux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Ronceveux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richmond. That did some damage!
De Ronceveux connects with a solid leg kick.
Richmond instigates a clinch.
Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richmond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richmond clinches.
De Ronceveux breaks the clinch.
Richmond moves into range and clinches up with De Ronceveux .
Richmond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Ronceveux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by De Ronceveux .
Richmond clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ronceveux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Ronceveux scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Ronceveux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richmond.
Richmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Ronceveux lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as De Ronceveux controls the action.
Richmond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Ronceveux 's elbow.
Richmond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as De Ronceveux controls the action.
De Ronceveux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richmond prevents a body shot from De Ronceveux .
De Ronceveux prevents a body shot from Richmond.
De Ronceveux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richmond lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Ronceveux blocks an uppercut.
De Ronceveux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richmonds head.
Richmond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richmond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Ronceveux backwards.
Richmond is trying to push De Ronceveux away but De Ronceveux has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Richmond misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ronceveux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Ronceveux with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch but De Ronceveux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like De Ronceveux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Ronceveux lands with a straight right. Richmond didn't see that one coming.
Richmond is rocked!
Richmond is looking to clinch.
Richmond is still on wobbly legs! Can De Ronceveux finish him?
De Ronceveux lands a nice shot to the body.
Richmond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richmond bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! De Ronceveux comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Richmond falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Richmond was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roland De Ronceveux !
Roland De Ronceveux retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Roland De Ronceveux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oshan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prathamesh Randhawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randhawa has chosen Dhoom Taana as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oshan Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prathamesh Randhawa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randhawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Oshan Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Randhawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Randhawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
And Randhawa tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randhawa with the counter takedown but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randhawa moves away.
Randhawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randhawa feints the counter takedown.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Randhawa avoids nicely.
Randhawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Randhawa saw that one coming.
Randhawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Randhawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Randhawa's belly button to the back.
Randhawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randhawa dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randhawa feints the counter takedown.
Randhawa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randhawa scrambles back to his feet.
Randhawa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randhawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson throws the left hand but Randhawa avoids the punch easily.
Randhawa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Randhawa blocks a jab.
Randhawa feints the counter takedown.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Randhawa ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randhawa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randhawa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Randhawa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Randhawa looking to pass the guard.
Randhawa advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randhawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson wants to stand but Randhawa is controlling the position.
Randhawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Randhawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randhawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randhawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Randhawa won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Randhawa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Randhawa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson stops Randhawa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oshan Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Randhawa saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randhawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Randhawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
so Randhawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randhawa is one step ahead there.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randhawa on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Randhawa tries to pass.
Randhawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson trying to control but Randhawa postures up.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randhawa is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Randhawa seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Randhawa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randhawa can do to turn this around?
Jackson pulls Randhawa in to control the position.
Randhawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson working for a triangle but Randhawa defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Randhawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson has his hands clasped together around Randhawa's back. He's all about the action.
Randhawa passes to side control.
Randhawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson tries to bench press Randhawa off him but Randhawa keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stops Randhawa from passing to mount.
Randhawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Randhawa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jackson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randhawa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jackson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Randhawa's guard! Nice work there by Jackson!
Jackson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Randhawa throws up his legs and catches Jackson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jackson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Randhawa! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Prathamesh Randhawa!
Prathamesh Randhawa is the new bantamweight champion!
Prathamesh Randhawa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Oshan Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'I tryed my best i want to thank the fans for coming out and supporting me. Ill be back and next time ill get the finish for you guys.'.
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